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Bedale
Conservation Area Appraisal
Supplementary Planning Document
Hambleton Local Development Framework
Adopted 21 December 2010
Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION .............................................. 3
Definition and Purpose
Statutory Duties of the Local Authority
Community Involvement
Policy Context
2.
THE CONSERVATION AREA........................... 5
Designation of the Conservation Area
Previous Statements
Conservation Area Boundary
Geographic Location
Landscape Setting
3.
HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT AND
ARCHAEOLOGY ............................................ 7
History
Archaeology
Historical Map
4.
ARCHITECTURAL QUALITIES AND
BUILDING STYLES ........................................ 10
Architectural and Historical Character
Building Materials and Local Details
5.
SPATIAL ANALYSIS ...................................... 13
Open Spaces, Landscape and Trees
Focal Points, Views and Vistas
6.
AREA CHARACTER APPRAISALS............... 15
Identification of Character Areas
Landmark Buildings
Key Unlisted Buildings and Positive Buildings
General Condition of the Area and the Built Fabric
Public Realm: Streetscape, Street Lighting and
Street Furniture
Distinctive Local Features
Problems and Negative Factors
Neutral Sites and Areas
Summary of Issues
7.
MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................... 25
Management Strategy
Monitoring and Review
Maintaining Quality and Consistency
Boundary Review
Opportunities For Improvement or Enhancement
Future Proposals
Design Guidance
Existing Historic Buildings
Article 4 Directions
Heritage Assets
Historical Maps and Plans
ANNEX
Conservation Area Design Guide
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BEDALE CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL SPD
December 2010
1. Introduction
1.1
DEFINITION AND PURPOSE
• Reassess current boundaries to ensure they
make sense on the ground.
1.1.1 A Conservation Area is defined as an ‘area of
special architectural or historic interest the
character and appearance of which it is desirable
to preserve and enhance’ (Section 69 of the
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation
Areas) Act 1990).
1.1.4 The SPD will also assist Development
Management in the application of Policies DP28
(Conservation) and DP29 (Archaeology) of the
Development Policies Development Plan
Document (DPDPD) of the Hambleton Local
Development Framework (LDF). Further
information on these policies can be found within
the DPDPD, which is available from:
www.hambleton.gov.uk/ldf.
1.1.2 The purpose of a Conservation Area is to protect
townscapes of quality and the local
distinctiveness of areas valued for their visual
characteristics and historic associations.
Although Conservation Areas will usually contain
individual buildings of importance these tend to
be protected through the listed building process
whilst the Conservation Area designation
addresses wider townscape and landscape
issues. In looking at Conservation Areas the
intangible qualities of views, vistas and context
are critical rather than just the immediate fabric
of the structures themselves.
1.1.5 This SPD is aimed at members of the public
interested in conservation issues, residents of
Conservation Areas, applicants for planning
permission, their agents and architects,
Development Management Planners and others
involved in proposals for works within a
Conservation Area.
1.1.6 Whilst this document may provide some clarity
on the historic significance of the Conservation
Area, it is not meant to be an all encompassing
document and areas or features which are not
mentioned should not be considered unimportant
within the Conservation Area. Please note that
all development proposals will be considered on
their own merits.
1.1.3 The purpose of this Supplementary Planning
Document (SPD) is to:
• Define and record the special interest and
understanding of the Conservation Area to
ensure a full understanding of its value.
• Increase public awareness of the aims and
objectives of Conservation Area designation
and stimulate interest in the protection of its
character.
• Assist Development Management in the
determination of planning applications,
Conservation Area Consents and Listed
Building Consent applications, with the aim of
developing an appreciation of the cumulative
impacts of piecemeal development.
• Identify areas for potential improvement.
• Suggest buildings for inclusion on a local list
of buildings which are not included within the
statutory list, but which have value to local
people and communities for their historic and
architectural importance.
1.2
STATUTORY DUTIES OF THE LOCAL
AUTHORITY
1.2.1 Local planning authorities are required to
‘formulate and publish proposals for the
preservation and enhancement of any parts of
their area, which are conservation areas’
(Section 71 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act 1990).
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1.2.2 In making a decision on an application for
development in a Conservation Area, ‘special
attention shall be paid to the desirability of
preserving and enhancing the character or
appearance of that area’ (Section 72 of the Act).
While this should ensure that harmful change is
not allowed, some changes, not normally
requiring planning permission (known as
permitted development) could still damage the
special qualities of the area. Local authorities
have special powers to issue directions removing
certain permitted development rights from
properties if it can be shown that it is necessary.
These are known as Article 4 Directions.
1.3
1.3.2 Copies of the draft SPD were also sent to
various interested regional and national bodies
such as English Heritage and North Yorkshire
County Council.
1.3.3 This Conservation Area Appraisal was adopted
as SPD by the Council on 21st December 2010.
1.4
POLICY CONTEXT
1.4.1 This appraisal has been undertaken in the
context of existing and emerging planning
policies at both national and local level. English
Heritage and other amenity bodies have issued
expert guidance on the subject of Conservation
Area Appraisals and the appraisal should
therefore be read in conjunction with the
following documents:
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
1.3.1 A draft appraisal was available for public
consultation from September to November 2009.
All residents of the Conservation Area were
informed of the 8 week consultation period by
letter indicating how they would be individually
affected and enclosing a leaflet. The consultation
was publicised in the local press and within the
Council’s newspaper ‘Hambleton News’. A public
exhibition was held during this time in Bedale
Hall and issues arising were discussed at the
Bedale Area Forum. A Consultation Statement
(October 2010) has been produced which
addresses comments made by interested
parties. Amendments have been made where
necessary to the document in line with
comments received.
• The Local Development Framework Core
Strategy and Development Policies DPD.
• National Planning Policy Guidance; especially
Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the
Historic Environment and the Historic
Environment Planning Practice Guide
(March 2010).
• Guidance on Conservation Area Appraisals,
English Heritage (2006).
• Guidance on the Management of
Conservation Areas, English Heritage (2006).
The following document has also been referred
to as a background document:
• Bedale Renaissance Masterplan and Vision,
2004.
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2. The Conservation Area
2.1
DESIGNATION OF THE
CONSERVATION AREA
2.3.3 The boundaries of Bedale Conservation Area
have been drawn to include the historic core of
Bedale and encompass almost all of the town’s
pre-1900 buildings, with significant examples of
architecture and building from the 13th to the
19th Centuries.
2.1.1 Located at the foot of the Yorkshire Dales,
Bedale is a small historic market town situated at
equal distance between Ripon and Richmond.
Bedale is recorded in the Domesday Book as
possessing a church and the town’s historic
origins are still apparent in the Bedale
Conservation Area which covers the town’s
ancient street pattern and contains 79 listed
buildings.
2.3.4 All the buildings to North End and Market Place
and the spaces behind are included in the
Conservation Area. South End is included up to
the Masonic Hall to the west side, up to and
including Barras Terrace on the east side and
Alexandra Terrace on the west side of the street.
The boundary then diverts eastwards towards
Bedale Beck where it loops around The Harbour,
including the Grade II listed weir.
2.1.2 The most notable listed buildings are the Grade I
listed Bedale Hall, St. Gregory’s Church and the
Market Cross which is also designated as a
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
2.2
2.3.5 Towards the north of The Harbour the boundary
encloses the allotment gardens, Bedale Bridge,
and the station signal box, all contained within
Aiskew parish, before cutting back to Bedale Beck.
PREVIOUS STATEMENTS
2.2.1 The original designation statement produced by
North Riding County Council in 1973 set out the
proposed Conservation Area boundary, which
also contains an historic and visual appraisal of
the town.
2.3.6 The boundary follows the east bank of Bedale
Beck northwards enclosing waste land and the
churchyard before turning west around the back
of St. Gregory’s House and joining the A684.
2.2.2 The District Council undertook and published a
Conservation Area assessment in October 1998.
It provided a guide to the implications of
designation, a brief history of Bedale and defined
the boundary of the designated area. The
assessment formed a baseline guide for this
Conservation Area Appraisal.
2.3
2.3.7 The boundary follows the road north for a short
distance before turning west prior to the entrance
to Bedale Golf Club. It then follows the line of the
ha-ha wall forming the division between Bedale
Park and the more formal space in front of Bedale
Hall and down to the properties in Wycar.
2.3.8 The boundary turns west and encloses the
properties to the northern edge of Wycar,
including the Old Grammar School before turning
south missing the later 20th Century houses on
Wycar. It then loops around and includes Wycar
Terrace and Sussex Terrace. The boundary then
turns north to miss the unremarkable 20th
Century development on Samwaies Court but
loops back round to include Beech Cottage.
CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY
2.3.1 Bedale Conservation Area was first designated
in April 1974 and amended in 1988.
2.3.2 This appraisal identifies one area where an
amendment to the boundary is proposed to
include Barras Terrace, Alexandra Terrace and
the building and wall to the front of 49 South
End. This proposed extension can be seen on
both maps 1 and 2 to the rear of this document.
2.3.9 The boundary continues along the back of the
properties on Sussex Street segregating this
area outside of the Conservation Area and joins
the back of Market Place.
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2.5
2.6
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
LANDSCAPE SETTING
2.6.1 The topography in Bedale is relatively flat
although there is a slight rise up Emgate from
Bedale Beck to North End and a corresponding
rise to Bridge Street. Market Place and North
End are on a slight slope.
2.5.1 Bedale is located 5 miles west of the River Swale,
where the flat Vale of York gives way to the rolling
countryside at the approach to the Yorkshire
Dales. Bedale benefits from the Wensleydale
Railway which links the town with The Dales to
the west and Leeming Bar to the east.
2.6.2 To the west of the town the land rises providing
open views back to the town from where St
Gregory’s Church is prominent.
2.5.2 The town of Bedale is situated in a central
location towards the northern end of North
Yorkshire, north of Ripon and 15 miles south of
Richmond.
2.6.3 Bedale lies outside the Yorkshire Dales National
Park and the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty and is predominantly agricultural.
2.5.3 The town lies around the intersection of three
routes: the A684 linking the town with
Northallerton to the east and Leyburn to the
west; the B6268 linking the town with Masham to
the south west and the B6285 to the south.
2.6.4 Bedale is located on the northern edge of the
Upper Magnesian Limestone Belt, which has an
influence on the area’s ecological character. The
soils are fertile and so farming is intensive and
arable crops predominate. The geological
influence changes to Millstone Grit to the north
and west. The principal building stone however
is the cobblestone that was pulled from the fields
and is a reminder of glacial activity within the
area during the last “Ice Age”.
2.5.4 The A1, the main north-south route in the area is
located approximately 3 miles to the east of
Bedale and links with the town via the A684.
2.5.5 A network of public footpaths link the town with
the surrounding countryside, and the villages of
Crakehall, Kirkbridge and Firby.
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3. Historic Development and Archaeology
3.1
3.1.5 In the 18th Century Bedale grew in prosperity
with the growth of the milliner and shoe trade
which lead to the improvement of the town. The
Market Place Toll Booth (which can be seen in
Figure 2) and other buildings were demolished
and the western end of North End rebuilt with
fine three storey brick buildings which give this
street its Georgian character.
HISTORY
3.1.1 The historic town of Bedale can be dated back to
Saxon times and there is evidence of the
incorporation of elements of the 9th Century church
in the Medieval building.
3.1.2 In the “Harrying of the North” ordered by William
the Conqueror all houses and church buildings
between York and Durham were destroyed. The
Domesday Survey (1086) however records a
church at Bedale suggesting that the 9th Century
church building survived in the location of the
existing nave.
3.1.6 The development of these buildings influenced
the architecture on Market Place with many of
the Medieval buildings refaced with brick three
storey facades in the Georgian style.
3.1.3 Bedale (originally called Bedell) developed
around the church and a 13th Century timber
castle. There is no remaining evidence of the
castle and its function was limited, the tower
being fortified in the 14th Century as the main
form of defence. The Market Cross was also
erected at this time and a park for hunting had
been established.
Figure 2: Painting of North End Bedale by
W. Sanderson - 1840
3.1.7 In contrast, the buildings on Emgate maintained
their industrial function, including cloth fulling and
tanning, and therefore its Medieval character has
to some degree been maintained. In addition this
street contained small half timbered cottages
finished in wattle and daub and thatch.
3.1.8 Bridge Street is more modern, constructed some
time between 1786 and 1836. Bridge Street has
a significant impact on the character of Bedale,
cutting across the burgage plots to the east of
Market Place and providing a new route through
the town, bypassing the main intersection at the
Market Cross. The area was developed with the
construction of the Auction Mart, the Old Chapel,
and the Assembly Rooms to the rear of the
Town Hall.
Figure 1: Market Cross
3.1.4 In 1251 the Market Charter was granted by
Henry III and the burgage plots were laid out
along the line of North End and Market Place.
These burgage plots form the long pattern of
garden plots to the rear of Market Place reaching
down to Bedale Beck and Wycar and form an
important part of the character of Bedale.
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3.1.9 During the 18th Century the town spread along
South End and into Wycar with the development
of brick terraced properties and individual town
houses. This period also saw the development of
The Harbour and the attempted improvement of
Bedale Beck to provide a navigable waterway to
the River Swale. Navigation began in 1768 and
the iron mooring rings can still be seen in the
harbour walls. However, the scheme was later
abandoned with the arrival of the railway in 1855.
Repairs to the Harbour walls have recently been
undertaken by the Town Council.
with sashes and the walls of the house were
rendered and outbuildings built.
3.1.14 Figure 3 shows the town in 1859, just before the
railway arrived. Bridge Street is a modern
addition, first shown on a map of 1838. It clearly
cuts accross the grain of the garden plots.
3.2
ARCHAEOLOGY
3.2.1 The only Scheduled Ancient Monument in the
Bedale Conservation Area is the Market Cross, a
13th Century stone pillar with metal cross at the
intersection between North End, Market Place,
Emgate and The Wynd.
3.1.10 Subsequent 20th Century developments saw the
town spread further into the surrounding
countryside.
3.2.2 Evidence of early settlement or activity in the
vicinity of Bedale has been found in the form of
flint tools and implements in the fields to the
north of Wycar.
3.1.11 Bedale has close associations with the Fitzalans,
Lords of Bedale, in the 13th and 14th Centuries.
Brian Fitzalan is recorded as a beloved and
faithful friend of Edward I. He became Custodian
of the Realm of Scotland and fought at the side
of the king at Falkirk in 1298. Later the Peirse
family inherited the manor in the 17th Century
and were responsible for its subsequent
development in the 18th Century.
3.2.3 North of the Conservation Area boundary further
archaeological interest exists with evidence of
Medieval ridge and furrow field patterns.
3.2.4 The most notable archaeological sites in the
Bedale area are the henges located near
Nosterfield, approximately 5 miles to the south.
Archaeological investigations at Thornborough
henges have produced significant evidence as to
its prehistoric use and occupation. So much so,
that Thornborough is currently one of Britain’s
best-understood Neolithic and Bronze Age
landscapes, recognised by its scheduled
monument status. The site is particulary
significant to the early history of this area.
3.1.12 Of local notoriety is the shoemaker and diarist
Robert Hird (1768 -1841) who lived in a cottage
in Emgate and recorded many of the changes
that occurred within the town in the 18th and
19th Centuries.
3.1.13 Hird commented on the “low and numerous”
cottages on Emgate, many built of timber and
daub with thatched or slate roofs. He records
how one house at the end of Emgate built in
1707 was rebuilt in 1827 when its thatched roof
was replaced with tiles. The low rooms were
remodelled and the leaded windows replaced
3.2.5 The A1, located within three miles of the town, is
on the line of Dere Street, the main Roman route
from north to south.
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Figure 3: Bedale in 1859
© North Yorkshire County Record Office
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4. Architectural Qualities and Building Styles
4.1
ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL
CHARACTER
• The layout of the long narrow “burgage” plots
to the rear of Market Place on both sides.
4.1.1 The special and historic interest of Bedale
Conservation Area derives its character from a
number of factors including:
4.1.2 The Conservation Area has a memorable historic
character and appearance derived from a varied
collection of old buildings built in a rich mix of
domestic architectural styles and local building
materials dating from the Medieval period onwards.
• The long curving main street forming Market
Place and North End.
• The rural setting of the town with open views
to the north.
• The prominence of St. Gregory’s Church to
the top of North End.
• The architectural and historical interest of the
area’s buildings, 79 (under 56 listing
descriptions) of which are listed, three being
Grade I.
4.1.3 The defining character of Bedale is that of a
Georgian Market Town with an 18th Century
appearance to a large number of buildings,
especially to Market Place and North End. The
area’s early timber framed buildings are often
hidden behind later facades of brick or render.
Figure 5: Typical shopfront on Market Place.
Figure 4: North End and the sweep round
Market Place.
4.1.4 The houses along the west side of North End
and the top of Market Place are the most
impressive. These are generally of brick
construction on three storey with varying ridge
heights that give a pleasing appearance. The
buildings further down Market Place are less
imposing but nonetheless have a distinctive
Georgian character. Most of the taller buildings
have shallow attic storey windows, gabled
parapets with kneelers and brick dentilled eaves.
• The prevalent use of local building materials
in buildings and walls, notably brick and
cobblestone walls with pantile or slate roofs.
• Distinctive local features and details (e.g. the
Market Cross, shopfronts, cobbled surfaces etc.).
• The Georgian town houses fronting onto
Market Place and North End.
• The northern end of the Conservation Area
punctuated by Bedale Hall and St. Gregory’s
Church.
• The Medieval character found to the alleys
and buildings to the rear of Market Place.
• The remaining Medieval buildings found to
the east side of North End.
• The green spaces to the western end of Wycar.
4.1.5 Many of the buildings on Market Place and North
End have been converted into shops and most of
these have late 18th or early 19th Century
projecting timber shopfronts with fine uprights
and shallow fascias that are a distinctive
characteristic of the Market Place.
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4.1.8 Buildings and structures considered to be of
considerable importance through their own merit
or the contribution they make to the townscape
are detailed below.
• St. Gregory’s Church is Grade I listed and
dates mainly from the 13th, 15th and 19th
Centuries. Its tower is a prominent feature to
the townscape and the Church terminates the
view to the north of the Market Place.
• The Market Cross is a 14th Century structure
comprising a stone pillar with a metal cross
located at the intersection between Market
Place, North End, Emgate and The Wynd.
Market Cross is listed Grade I and is a
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
• Bedale Hall is a 16th and 17th Century manor
house that was remodelled and refaced in the
early 18th Century in the Palladian style. The
building is constructed predominantly in brick
with a stone and rendered facade to the park
elevation. The Hall is listed, Grade I.
• The Town Hall is listed Grade II. The building
has little impact on the streetscape of Market
Place apart from the large 24 pane windows,
which often go unnoticed. To the rear there is
an imposing three storey brick structure
constructed as Assembly Rooms in the 19th
Century. The building’s massing is
considerably larger than those adjacent and
therefore dominates the skyline, and the
views from the beckside and Aiskew.
Figure 6: Buildings on the west side of North End
4.1.6 St. Gregory’s Church aside, the Medieval period
is represented by 25 - 29 North End, the
cottages found around the green spaces within
Wycar and the numerous out-buildings and
workshops found to the rear of North End,
Market Place and Emgate.
4.1.7 Outside of the main historic core Victorian
influences are found to the buildings in South
End, within Wycar, and to the area between
Market Place and Beckside (Bedale Bridge). The
most notable Victorian buildings are the
Assembly Rooms to the rear of the Town Hall,
the Auction Rooms and The Old Grammar
School. Later 19th Century building took place
on the approaches to the town; and Wycar
Terrace and Sussex Terrace are good examples
of late 19th/ early 20th Century terraces.
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4.2
BUILDING MATERIALS AND LOCAL DETAILS
4.2.5 When the buildings were constructed or altered in
the 18th Century the roofing material was
primarily a stone slate although a red clay pantile
may have been used in some instances. During
the 1940’s many of the buildings on Market Place
and North End had their roof coverings stripped
and replaced with a concrete profiled tile. This
finish is not only inappropriate but shall be
placing a disproportionate load on the roof
structures and its replacement with a traditional
covering should therefore be encouraged.
4.2.1 During the 15th Century the buildings were
constructed using timber frames with wattle and
daub panels, with either thatch or stone slate
roofs. During the 18th Century the town went
through a process of change and the buildings
were either substantially altered or taken down
and replaced.
4.2.2 Where the Medieval structures survive, the
buildings have been refaced with ‘Georgian’
facades, constructed in stone or brick,
sometimes with a render finish.
4.2.6 The prevailing window style is a multi pane
design timber sliding sash of 6 over 6 (6 over 3
to the attic storey). Where this feature remains
the building retains its vitality, but a large
proportion of the windows in Market Place and
North End have been replaced with more
modern 1 x 1 pane design sliding sash windows.
4.2.3 The predominant material is therefore red brick or
cobblestone (i.e. stones taken off the fields).
Where cobblestone is used to the buildings in
Market Place and North End, and to a number of
the brick facades, a render finish is applied. This
was originally a traditional lime render, but has
been replaced on a number of the buildings with
an inappropriate cement render.
4.2.7 Outside of the historic core, buildings range from
Medieval cottages through to Victorian villas and
terraces. The predominant material is red brick and
roofs have a Welsh grey slate covering. Windows
are timber sash but a large proportion have been
replaced in plastic. A large number of the windows
on Emgate have suffered the same fate.
4.2.8 The use of sandstone rubble and high quality
ashlar is rare with the notable exception of St.
Gregory’s Church and the portico to the front of
Bedale Hall. The remainder of the Hall’s principal
elevations have a stucco render finish and the
rear elevations are made from brick and
cobblestone. On Emgate one building is
constructed in limestone ashlar but this is an
exception to the normal vernacular.
4.2.9 The shopfronts throughout the Market Place are
generally of a single style dating from the late
19th and early 20th Centuries. The shopfronts
are of timber construction and project forward
onto the street, comprising slender framing on
masonry stall-risers with narrow fascias.
Figure 8: 21 North End cobblestone under render
4.2.4 The subservient buildings to the rear of North
End, Market Place and Emgate, and a number of
the boundary walls, have been constructed in
cobblestone, with the stone visible as a fairfaced finish
constructed in a lime mortar with stone galletting.
4.2.10 Paint colours are predominantly modern and
therefore affect the historic character of the town.
As buildings require redecoration the use of
heritage colours should be encouraged.
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5. Spatial Analysis
5.1
OPEN SPACES, LANDSCAPE AND TREES
5.1.1 The most used public open space is the parkland
to the north of Bedale Hall, located on the
northern boundary of the Conservation Area. The
area is well used with a playground and other
youth facilities and a large open green space
incorporating playing fields. The boundary of the
park is comprised of the old stone boundary wall
to Bedale Hall and the remnants of the ha-ha at
the northern boundary with the golf club.
Figure 10: Graveyard to rear of St. Gregory’s
Church.
5.1.5 Along the line of Bedale Beck, forming the
northern end of the east boundary is open
wasteland with mature trees along the line of the
beck.
5.1.6 To the southern side of the bridge a walkway
follows the line of the beck leading to the weir
and ‘harbour’. The land to the east is scrub land
with allotments to the eastern edge and a
Leylandii hedge on the line of the Conservation
Area boundary.
Figure 9: Bedale Park with Bedale Hall and St
Gregory’s Church.
5.1.7 On the eastern bank adjacent to the bridge there
is a small landscaped garden containing the
Leech House which provides a picturesque
location next to the beck.
5.1.2 The golf club is outside of the Conservation Area
and is created out of the former formal
landscape and deer park to the north of Bedale
Hall. It therefore has an important historical
association with the Hall and the town.
5.1.3 In Wycar there is a small triangular shaped
green and a bowling green. This is a well
matured open space with a good selection of
trees and greenery.
5.1.8 The walled gardens to the rear of North End and
also to South End are significant open spaces
and add to the character of the area, but being
enclosed and out of sight of the public do not
impinge on the public realm.
5.1.4 The graveyard to the rear and side of St.
Gregory’s Church is a characterful spot that
provides a good setting for the church and
surrounding buildings. The graveyard has a good
range of mature trees, in particular Yew, and
forms the boundary to the north east where the
land falls into Bedale Beck.
5.1.9 Market Place and North End are notable for the
lack of trees or other greenery but this
contributes to its open character. Trees do
however add to the character of the space
around St. Gregory’s Church, the knoll to the top
of North End adjacent to the church and the area
north and west of Bedale Hall.
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5.2
FOCAL POINTS, VIEWS AND VISTAS
5.2.1 Due to the flat topography around Bedale, views
back to the town are limited. Where views can be
made the tower of St. Gregory’s Church
predominates.
5.2.2 On the approach to Bedale from the north, St
Gregory’s Church forms a key feature as a
gateway to the Conservation Area. Where the
town is viewed from Aiskew and the south, the
Assembly Rooms to the rear of the former Town
Hall on Market Place provides the dominant
feature on the skyline.
5.2.3 As Bedale is at the low point in the topography,
views out of the town are limited. The best
opportunity exists from the parkland to the north
of Bedale Hall where views can be made of the
open countryside to the north and onto the golf
course. Long Walk to the west of the park does
not have a public right of way but does provide a
picturesque route through an historic lime
avenue to view the former deer park.
5.2.4 The Market Cross marks the intersection of
North End, Market Place, Emgate and The Wynd
and attractive vistas of the town can be viewed
from this spot.
5.2.5 The town has an attractive and lively roofscape
that follows the sweep of the Market Place to
North End. There is little opportunity to gain an
elevated position to view the town, other than
from the church tower which is closed to the
public. The best views can therefore be achieved
from street level along North End looking back
down Market Place.
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6. Area Character Appraisals
6.1
IDENTIFICATION OF CHARACTER AREAS
6.1.6 At the head of Emgate around the Market Cross
there is a further cluster of fine three storey brick
built Georgian town houses, now converted into
shops with office space above.
6.1.1 Bedale’s overlying character is that of a Georgian
market town set out on the layout of the Medieval
burgage plots designated in the town charter of
1251. Moving away from the historic core the
spaces open up and the character changes with
Victorian buildings and terraces interspersed with
some more modern developments.
6.1.7 Market Place is characterised by the brick and
render finished 18th Century facades with tiled or
slate roofs on the line of the original burgage plots.
The buildings are of lower status when compared
to the buildings in North End and the top of Market
Place, and many appear to have a Georgian
facade applied to the Medieval structure.
6.1.2 Bedale Conservation Area has seven distinct
sub-areas with their own character and these are
described in the sections below.
1. MARKET PLACE AND NORTH END
6.1.3 The Market Place, with its wide sweeping arc
from the top of South End, through Market Place
to North End, and cobbled surfaces provides
Bedale with its defining character.
Figure 12: The cluster of buildings around
Market Cross.
6.1.8 Throughout Market Place and the buildings on the
east side of North End, the shops have well detailed
fine late 19th Century and early 20th Century shop
fronts. The shop fronts have a distinctive style,
projecting onto the pavement, with fine turned
joinery. Many of the 19th Century shop fronts have
very slender round section corner mullions with
turned bases and heads. They form an important
part of the streetscape and its character.
Figure 11: The top of North End.
6.1.4 North End has two distinct characters, with its
elegant three storey brick built Georgian town
houses to the west side, and the Medieval
buildings to the east side.
6.1.9 The spaces behind Market Place and North End
are characterised by the alleyways, long gardens
and spaces that follow the line of the original
burgage plots. Much of this character is retained,
although some modern developments intrude. To
the east side of Market Place the original plots have
been dissected by Bridge Street. The disruption has
resulted in an irregular pattern of development,
characterised by sheds, workshops, chapel
buildings and the Auction Mart, now a car park.
6.1.5 The top of North End is punctuated by St
Gregory’s Church and Bedale Hall. The character
of this area has been significantly changed by the
road alterations carried out in the 1950’s. These
works included the partial demolition of the Bedale
Hall boundary wall, opening up the park and
rerouting the A684. A long section of wall survives
on the east side of the A684 by the Church and
beyond the former lodge at the entrance to the
Golf Club.
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6.1.10 Both Market Place and North End are particularly
dominated by parked cars. These have a negative
impact upon the Georgian character of the town.
course, with the exception of Long Walk and the
remnants of the ha-ha along the northern
boundary of Bedale Conservation Area.
6.1.15 Bedale Hall was probably built on the site of the
13th Century timber castle (none of which
remains) and comprises a Medieval manor house
that has been substantially remodelled and
refaced in the 1730’s to create a Palladian style
stately home finished in brick and render.
2. SOUTH END
6.1.11 South End has two defining characters with the
two storey Medieval cottages to the northern
end, and the Victorian terraces further down. The
buildings are nonetheless fine and provide the
area with a more open character.
6.1.16 The building was serviced by estate and stable
buildings to the rear and east side, elements of
which remain, forming the range of buildings to
the southern edge of the park. The stables were
demolished in the 1950’s leaving a small section
attached to the buildings to the west and a new
office building has now successfully replaced an
inappropriate garage extension to the Hall. The
estate yard buildings remain to the south west
corner, which were given polite architectural facades
to the parkside to disguise their utilitarian purpose.
Figure 13: South End.
6.1.17 The park is used as a public facility and has a
playground, playing fields and other youth
facilities. The park contains a large expanse of
grass with mature trees along its boundary.
6.1.12 To the top of South End narrow gardens stretch
between South End and Bedale Beck and these
are characteristic of this area’s Medieval
heritage, the gardens laid out on the line of the
original burgage plots.
6.1.13 To the southern end, Barras Terrace was
constructed by 1892 and forms a modest row of
Victorian Cottages, flanked by a tall brick garden
wall, which served a former property since
demolished. Opposite, Alexandra Terrace
constructed by 1913 is a terrace of Edwardian
town houses. All of this row retains its original
door cases, although many of the windows have
been altered over time. Both these terraces play
an important role on the approach to Bedale
from the South, presenting Victorian/Edwardian
development on the periphery of the town, which
leads to the older, Georgian Market Town.
Figure 14: Long Walk.
6.1.18 During the 1950’s the A684 was rerouted
dissecting the north-east corner of the park. Much
of the boundary wall was demolished opening up
the park to the public, greatly altering the character
of this area. A section of the original boundary wall
can still be seen outside the church.
3. BEDALE PARK
6.1.19 To the south west corner, close to Long Walk, there
is a clump of mature trees, within which lies the Ice
House. Beyond is the original walled kitchen
garden, which now contains Bedale Manor, a
modern dwelling constructed to the design of the
renowned British architect, Basil Spence, lying just
outside the Conservation Area.
6.1.14 Bedale Park was originally conceived as a deer
park, possibly by Fitzalan, Lord of Bedale, but by
the 18th Century the landscaped park was
created by the Peirse family. Little remains of the
landscaping and most of the park is now a golf
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Robert Hird (1768 -1841) described the cottages
on Emgate as “low and numerous”, many
constructed of timber and daub with thatched or
slate roofs.
6.1.20 To the south-west corner of the estate yard
modern buildings have been constructed forming
the Police and Fire Station. These are of course
functional buildings, but do not add to the
charcter of the area.
4. ST. GREGORY’S CHURCH
6.1.21 St. Gregory’s Church was constructed in the
13th Century on the site of a former Saxon
chapel. The tower is a prominent landmark and
signals the entrance to the town from the north.
This is a key view and particularly significant
forming the setting of the Conservation Area.
Figure 16: Emgate
6.1.25 Today Emgate is lined with small two storey
cottages of brick or stone construction, some
with a render finish, with slate and tile roofs. The
road narrows towards the top and the buildings
increase in scale. The streetscape has received
traffic calming measures that impact upon its
Medieval character.
6.1.26 There is a pattern of small garden plots to the
north and south of Emgate, to the rear of the
cottages, containing small timber sheds and
stone built workshops. Many of these will have
housed the former industrial processes.
Figure 15: St Gregory’s Church
6.1.22 North of the church is St. Gregory’s House, built
in the early 18th Century and reputedly the first
brick building in the town.
6. WYCAR
6.1.27 Wycar is the area between The Wynd and
Sussex Street, and is characterised by mature
open green spaces and 19th Century villas,
terraces and chapels. However, this is somewhat
compromised by the inappropriate siting of road
signs and highway clutter.
6.1.23 The churchyard falls away from the church down
to Bedale Beck. The churchyard is a picturesque
spot with many mature trees, in particular Yew,
and provides an attractive setting for the church.
The Old Rectory lies to the south east of the
church in extensive wooded grounds and is
bounded by the shrub land to the east.
5. EMGATE
6.1.24 Before the construction of Bridge Street in the
19th Century, Emgate was the primary route into
the town from the river crossing and the east. In
the 18th Century, whilst the better houses were
located in the Market Place, Emgate was home
to Bedale’s industries which included cloth fulling
and tanning. The local shoemaker and diarist
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6.1.28 To the west of Wycar Green, backing onto the
open countryside, is a group of late19th Century
villas, plus some modern additions, in domestic
revival or Arts and Crafts styles. The most
notable building is the Old Grammar School built
in 1888 in the Gothic Revival style on the site of
the original Grammar School, founded in 1588.
6.1.33 Improvement works to the stability of the beckside
and footpath have seen the introduction of bioengineering techniques. To do this in a sensitive
manner, willow faggots and pre-planted coir rolls
have been used to improve the bank habitat and
protect the existing bankings. New vegetation was
introduced, which has become quickly established.
6.1.29 The Bedale Bowling Club originally formed in 1792,
occupies a significant green space here, adding to
the variety of uses and character of this area.
6.1.30 To the south west corner are the Victorian terraces
of Wycar Terrace, built in 1899 and Sussex Terrace
built in 1903. These are good examples of 19th
and 20th Century Bylaw housing, constructed in
red brick with a Welsh slate covering to the roofs.
Figure 19: The beckside before and after.
6.1.31 There are a number of 17th Century cottages
scattered throughout the area, sited close to the
greens and on the entrance to The Wynd. To the
south east the area is spoiled through the intrusion
of modern housing and commercial developments.
6.1.34 To the north east corner adjacent to the crossing
is the Station Signal Box and Leech House, both
listed buildings, and a Victorian villa called
Mawson House, which was the police station in
the 19th Century and now converted into offices.
7. BECKSIDE AND THE HARBOUR
6.1.35 The area was ‘improved’ in the 18th Century with
the building of The Harbour and weir around
1768 in a failed attempt to make the River Swale
navigable. The bridge was rebuilt in 1740 and
again in 1828, the land adjacent drained and the
beck widened. The drained land was let to the
poor of Bedale and the bank side became a walk
between the bridge and The Harbour.
6.1.32 Beckside is the area that runs along Bedale Beck
from Bedale Bridge to The Harbour, and the
allotments to the east. The area is bounded to the
east by the railway line and a Leylandii hedge
planted to the top of the allotments. In summertime
the area is partically secluded as the self seeding
trees along the east of the beck block views
towards Aiskew making this a tranquil space. This
area may however benefit from more effective
management for biodiversity purposes.
6.1.36 The path allows views to the back gardens of
South End when the trees are not in leaf, onto
the allotments up towards Aiskew bank, and to
the open countryside to the south.
Figure 18: Bedale Beck looking towards the bridge.
Figure 20: The Harbour and Weir.
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6.2
• Market Cross
• The Assembly Rooms
CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND USES
6.2.1 The Bedale Conservation Area is a mixture of retail,
office, small commercial and residential uses. There
is no manufacturing or industry in the area and with
the notable exception of traffic the area is quiet.
South End, Bedale Park, the church and the
Beckside have a more tranquil atmosphere.
6.4
KEY UNLISTED BUILDINGS AND POSITIVE
BUILDINGS
6.4.1 In addition to the 79 listed buildings in the Bedale
Conservation Area there are a number of
unlisted buildings that make a positive
contribution to its character and appearance.
6.2.2 Shops include newsagents, a post office, banks,
a supermarket, a bakery, butchers, estates
agents, tea rooms, pet supplies, homeware and
craft shops. There are two veterinary practices in
the Market Place, and several pubs and hotels.
6.4.2 Buildings identified as having a positive impact
on the Conservation Area will vary, but
commonly they will be good examples of
relatively unaltered historic buildings where their
style, detailing and building materials provide the
streetscape with interest and variety. Most
importantly they make a positive contribution to
the special interest of the Conservation Area.
6.2.3 The town has a Parish Church, Methodist Chapel
and a Masonic Hall located within the Conservation
Area. To the west of Bedale Hall there is a fire
station and police station, both modern buildings.
This area also contains a childrens nursery, small
offices and residential buildings. There are two
main car parks in the Conservation Area, one to
the rear of Market Place on the east side and one
accessed from Bridge Street. Although these are
centrally located they do have an impact upon the
character of these areas.
6.2.4 To the north of Bedale Hall within the park there
are recreational facilities including a playground,
a skate park and playing fields. These occupy a
privileged position within the parkland and the
setting of Bedale Hall.
Figure 21: Old Grammar School, Wycar.
6.2.5 The traffic ‘bottlenecks’ at the crossroads where
Market Place, South End, Bridge Street and
Sussex Street intersect and this, combined with
the parking of cars along Market Place and North
End, can lead to traffic congestion. It is envisaged
that the proposed relief road around Bedale and
Aiskew would help address this problem.
6.4.3 Some of the buildings considered to make a
positive contribution include:
• The Old Grammar School, which is a fine
example of Gothic Revival architecture and
forms an important part of the streetscape to
Wycar.
• South End House, 33 South End is a fine
Georgian villa that retains much of its historic
fabric and makes a positive contribution to
the streetscape.
• The late 19th Century villas to the north of
Wycar are good examples of their type and
sit well at the head of this space.
6.2.6 The town is an important visitor attraction with its
historic buildings and links with the Yorkshire Dales.
6.3
LANDMARK BUILDINGS
6.3.1 There are several landmark buildings within the
Conservation Area, these tend to be listed buildings
with particular historic importance and include:
6.4.4 The buildings identified as being of local interest
are shown on Map 2.
• Bedale Hall
• St Gregory’s Church
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6.5
GENERAL CONDITION OF THE AREA AND
THE BUILT FABRIC
removed and replaced with a traditional lime
render, either with a wood float finish or as a
harling. For further information refer to the Design
Guide, which forms an Annex to this appraisal.
6.5.1 In general the built fabric within Bedale is in a
satisfactory condition but there are a number of
underlying trends that require attention, and a
number of notable exceptions.
6.5.5 The historic joinery is generally in a satisfactory
condition. Problems occur where the original
windows have been replaced with modern timber
frames and it’s to these elements that
deterioration is occurring. Where modern
elements are decayed the item should be
removed and replaced with a window designed
to sit comfortably with the historic fenestration.
6.5.2 The majority of the historic roof coverings to
Market Place and North End were overhauled
during the 1950’s and replaced with a machined
concrete tile with a shallow profile. The roof
coverings are therefore generally in a sound
watertight condition, but cannot be considered
appropriate within the historic environment.
Having regard to their age however the roof
coverings can be expected to deteriorate in the
foreseeable future and replacements will be
required within a period of 20 years. The
opportunity should then be taken to apply a
covering more appropriate within the historical
context. This can be either with a clay pantile or
more accurately with a stone slate, although the
latter is becoming increasingly rare to source.
6.5.6 The timber shop fronts are an important
characteristic of Bedale and in the main are in
good condition. Some deterioration is occurring
to the joinery details in a number of examples
and these require attention. Some of the shop
fronts have received an inappropriate modern
finish and these should be removed.
6.5.7 Decorations to renders and external joinery are in
many cases beginning to fail and early attention is
required to a large proportion of the buildings in the
historic core. Outside of the historic core of Market
Place, North End and Emgate the decorative
condition is better. When new decorations are
made traditional coatings should be used, selected
from a pallete of heritage colours.
6.5.3 Many of the brick facades are beginning to
deteriorate with failure of the mortar pointing.
Where repairs have been made these have often
been carried out with a cement based mortar
and this has resulted in a low incidence of frost
damage to the soft clay bricks. Where pointing
repairs are needed these should be carried out
with a traditional lime mortar and where previous
cement mortar repairs have been made the
pointing should be removed and replaced with a
lime mortar before irreversible damage occurs to
the building fabric.
6.5.8 The chimney stacks to a number of the
properties on Market Place have been reduced
in height and the pots have been removed
having an impact on the character of the street.
These should be reinstated where appropriate.
6.5.9 The landmark buildings, i.e. Bedale Hall, St.
Gregory’s Church and Market Cross are generally
in good condition. The Assembly Rooms are in
the process of being brought back into use.
6.5.4 A large proportion of the buildings in Bedale have
a render finish either over cobblestone walling or
brick. Traditionally the renders will have been
made with a lime plaster, but the majority of
buildings have had their historic finish removed
and replaced with a cement render, often with a
rough textured finish. A cement render is not an
appropriate finish to historic buildings, as small
cracks can cause moisture to become trapped
within the fabric. Therefore, when the opportunity
arises the cement render finishes should be
6.5.10 21 North End holds a prominent position to the
east side of North End. Although its condition can
be considered fair at present any further
deterioration will have an impact on the character
of the top end of the Market Place. The building is
one of the oldest structures in Bedale and therefore
repairs should be considered as a priority.
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6.5.11 To the rear of 24 & 26 Market Place there is a
stone built store building in a badly deteriorated
state of repair which requires urgent works.
Further outbuildings to the rear of Market Place
on the east side and to the rear of Emgate are in
a similar state of disrepair, but many have been
the focus of recent developments.
characterised by the alleyways or ginnels that run
down the line of the burgage plots that form Market
Place. Other ginnels have a modern bitumen
macadam surface dressing that is inappropriate to
the character of the Conservation Area and is
generally in poor condition.
6.5.12 A building to the rear of 27 and 29 North End has
been damaged by a fire in recent years and is in
need of repair.
6.5.13 The former estate yard to the south west corner
of Bedale Park has an important historical
association with the Hall and the deteriorated
condition detracts from the character of the area.
The remaining buildings in the area have been
brought back into a viable use and a similar use
should be found for the estate yard.
6.5.14 To the eastern end of Emgate the render finish is
failing to a number of buildings and requires
attention in the near future.
Figure 22: Resurfaced alleyway alongside Albert
Row.
6.5.15 On Bridge Street the buildings to the rear of the
White Bear public house are part demolished with
the roof covering and external joinery removed.
This area has planning approval for
redevelopment, but the deliverability of this
remains uncertain.
6.6
6.6.3 The above mentioned ginnel which runs between
13 & 15 Market Place links with the roadway that
runs past Fleece Cottages is an historical
pedestrian route from the river crossing to the
Market Place. The garage buildings to the side of
this alleyway have recently been given a new
lease of life, through the Heritage Partnership
Scheme, as a temporary measure until such time
as the whole site can be redeveloped more
appropriately.
PUBLIC REALM: STREETSCAPE, STREET
LIGHTING AND STREET FURNITURE
6.6.1 The cobbled surfaces on Market Place and North
End are the most notable part of Bedale’s
floorscape. Yorkstone paviours are present in
many alleys, but many have also been replaced
with concrete paving slabs. Any opportunity to
reinstate Yorkshire paviours would significantly
enhance the public realm.
6.6.2 The Bedale Heritage Partnerships Scheme has
recently enhanced the alleyway alongside Albert
Row and that between 13 and 15 Market
Place/Fleece Cottages with natural stone
paviours which has significantly improved the
character of these areas whilst also improving
public access. The Bedale Conservation Area is
Figure 23: Fleece Cottages
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6.7.4 Within Market Place there is a K6 Phone Box
that is Grade II listed. This has recently been
relocated to the edge of the Post Office as part
of a wider improvement scheme in this area.
6.6.4 The streetlights within the Conservation Area are
of varying styles and there is no coherent design.
The streetlights are generally modern in style
and do not fit with the character of the
Conservation Area.
6.7.5 The shop fronts to the buildings in Market Place
are of a distinctive style and date from the late
19th/early 20th Century. They have slender
timber mullions with moulded tops and bases
supporting a narrow fascia.
6.6.5 Traffic calming measures have been provided to
Emgate and these have a negative impact upon
the character of the street as they are quite
intrusive. This is a very narrow street, which
remains two-way, sometimes causing difficulty
for motorists.
6.7
6.7.6 Contained within a clump of trees to the south
west corner of Bedale Park is a mound of earth
that contains the ice house, a Grade II listed
structure. It is not known when the building was
last used as an ice house, but it was brought
back into use during World War II. It suffered
damage during the 1950’s and 60’s until the
building was given listed status and restored by
the Bedale District Heritage Trust in 1995. The
Ice House forms part of the town’s Heritage Trail.
DISTINCTIVE LOCAL FEATURES
6.7.1 Within the Conservation Area are a number of
local features that give the area a distinct
identity. These features, which may relate to the
area’s history or locality, give Bedale its unique
sense of place. The following features, though
small, make a significant contribution to the
Conservation Area’s special interest.
6.7.2 Within the churchyard stands a stone war
memorial that provides a tangible link with the 20th
Century. The memorial was erected in 1920 and
bears the names of 46 men who died in the First
World War and 21 in the Second. The cross was
made by Samuel Monk of York Minster and was
engraved by the Bedale stonemason Esau Hall.
6.7.3 On the east bank of Bedale Beck adjacent to the
bridge is the Leech House. The Leech House is
a small castellated structure believed to date
from the late 18th Century and was last used for
storing leeches for medicinal purposes in the
1930’s. The building and the public garden in
which it stands was restored by the Bedale
District Heritage Trust and opened by Sir Leon
Brittan on 22nd June 1991.
Figure 25: The Ice House.
6.7.7 On Wycar Green there is a 19th Century Pump
House with timber framed structure on stone
dwarf wall with a slate covered hipped roof. The
green spaces to Wycar are protected by white
painted timber posts and chain that provide a
distinctive character to this area.
6.7.8 To the western end of the long burgage plot at
the rear of 18 Market Place is a ‘Bull Shed’ of
sandstone and brick construction with a stone
slate roof. It is said that this building was once
used to house the town bull and later the town’s
fire engine.
Figure 24: The Leech House, Aiskew.
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6.8.8 The ‘Bull Shed’ and the long garden plot to the
rear of 18 Market Place are in poor condition and
the repair of the building and redevelopment of
this area should be encouraged.
6.8.9 The domination of parked cars in North End and
Market Place compromise the character of the
streetscape.
6.9
6.9.1 Neutral areas neither enhance a Conservation
Area nor do they significantly detract from its
quality. They mostly contain buildings of the
modern era in good condition but built in styles
that fail to reflect the vernacular style or the
character of the area and their siting often
disrupts the traditional plot pattern of the area.
Figure 26: The Bull Shed.
6.8
NEUTRAL SITES AND AREAS
PROBLEMS AND NEGATIVE FACTORS
6.8.1 Most of the Conservation Area is of high visual
quality but there are a number of areas and
issues that detract from the special interest of
the area.
6.9.2 Most of these areas are found on Bridge Street,
the east end of Emgate and to the rear of the
western side of Market Place. The neutral areas
are as follows:
6.8.2 The setting of Bedale Hall is compromised by the
tarmac car park immediately in front of the
principal north elevation.
• Kitchings to the rear of Market Place and the
car park adjacent.
• The Bridge Street car parks and the early
20th Century housing to their northern edge.
• The Riverside Club, Emgate.
• The Electricity sub-station and adjacent timber
sheds/workshops to the rear of Emgate.
• The Fire Station and Police Station to the
south west corner of Bedale Park.
• The service yard to the former Build Centre
and the car park and rear area in general to
the Co-op.
• The buildings in poor condition on Bridge Street.
• The un-managed land between Bedale Beck
and the allotments.
6.8.3 Many of the Hall Estate buildings have been
converted into viable uses, but the estate yard to
the south west corner of the park remains in a
semi-derelict state and detracts from the
character of the area.
6.8.4 The store building to the rear of 24 and 26 Market
Place is in a dilapidated condition and requires
restoration.
6.8.5 21 Market Place (Spar) has a modern brick built
shopfront to the ground floor that spoils the
streetscape to the east side of Market Place.
6.8.6 The part demolished building on Bridge Street
has a negative impact on the area. However, the
site does have recent planning permission for
redevelopment.
6.8.7 The modern concrete profiled roof tiles found to
the majority of the roofs to Market Place and
North End are not in keeping with the character
of the individual buildings and detract from the
Conservation Area in general. The coverings are
coming to an age when they will begin to fail and
their replacement with clay pantile or stone slate
should be encouraged.
Figure 27: Early 20th Century housing by Bridge
Street Car Park.
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BEDALE DRAFT CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL SPD
6.10 SUMMARY OF ISSUES
6.10.1 Bedale’s historic character is that of a Georgian
market town set out on the layout of the
Medieval burgage plots designated in the town
charter of 1251. Moving away from the historic
core the spaces open up and the character of
the area changes with Victorian buildings and
terraces interspersed with some more modern
developments.
Figure 29: Intersection between Market Place,
South End, Bridge Street and Sussex Street.
6.10.2 The Market Place, with its wide sweeping arc
from the top of South End, through Market Place
and up to North End, and cobbled surfaces
provide Bedale with its defining character. There
are a number of factors that have a negative
impact on the Bedale Conservation Area and
these are summarised below.
• Failing finishes to a number of properties on
• Inappropriate paint colours to some shop
fronts.
• Alterations to traditional chimney stacks with
reduction in height and pots removed.
• Modern inappropriate shop fronts.
• Inappropriate streetlights.
• The car park to the front of Bedale Hall.
• The condition of buildings along Bridge
Street. (It should be noted that any
redevelopment here should seek to conserve
the cruck framed building to the rear of the
White Bear Public House).
• The high volume of on street parking on
• The traffic congestion at the intersection of
Market Place, South End, Bridge Street and
Sussex Street.
• The estate yard to the south west corner of
Bedale Park.
• The concrete tile roof coverings.
• A number of the traditional multi-pane
windows which have been replaced with large
pane sash windows.
• The influx of plastic windows in the outlying
areas.
• Inappropriate cement render finishes.
Figure 28: North End
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7. Management Plan
7.1
• Require an appropriate level of
supplementary information at the planning
application stage.
• Establish a ‘local list’ of historically significant
buildings, not already included within the
statutory list of listed buildings.
• Where appropriate prepare design guidance
for specific development schemes within the
public realm.
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
7.1.1 The purpose of the Conservation Area Appraisal
and Management Plan is to provide a clear and
structured approach to proposed development,
repairs and alterations which have an impact
upon the Bedale Conservation Area.
7.1.2 The aim of the Management Plan is to identify
buildings and spaces which have the potential
for improvement or further enhancement.
Although Bedale is an attractive town, and a
number of grant schemes have helped improve
the appearance of the town, there are still some
buildings or spaces which could be improved or
enhanced for the wider benefit of the
Conservation Area. The Management Plan will
therefore highlight such issues and suggest
measures to address them.
7.2
7.4
7.4.1 As part of this appraisal the boundary of the
Conservation Area has been reviewed and is
proposed to be extended to include Barras
Terrace and Alexandra Terrace as these
Victorian and Edwardian developments play a
key role in defining the character of the town on
the approach from the south. Both terraces also
retain many key characteristics, such as original
door surrounds, window openings, roofing
materials, chimneys and in some cases
boundary walls and railings.
MONITORING AND REVIEW
7.2.1 The District Council monitors Conservation
Areas as part of the Annual Monitoring Report
(AMR). In particular, the AMR focuses upon the
number of Conservation Area Appraisals
produced by the Council and monitors the target
for further completion.
7.4.2 There are no areas to be removed from the
Conservation Area as all areas included are
considered worthy of being so.
7.5
7.2.2 Hambleton District Council is required to review
its Conservation Areas from time to time, which
may involve alterations to the boundaries of
existing Conservation Areas or even the
designation of new Conservation Areas. The
special character of Bedale has been considered
as part of this review process and forms part of
this assessment.
7.3
BOUNDARY REVIEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OR
ENHANCEMENT
7.5.1 Although Bedale is a very attractive town and
generally in a good state of repair, there are
some properties which would benefit from the
application of appropriate repair techniques. The
replacement of many inappropriate repairs with
ones more in keeping with the age of the
properties would also bring benefits. For example:
MAINTAINING QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY
• The re-pointing and care of brick and stone,
carried out in appropriate matching materials
using a lime based mortar, to the appropriate
style.
7.3.1 In order to maintain the quality environment of
the Conservation Area, the District Council will:
• Carry out a review of the Conservation Area
character appraisals and Management Plan
from time to time.
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December 2010 - MANAGEMENT PLAN
• Care and repair of existing roofs and roof
coverings, including the replacement of
inappropriate modern coverings with more
appropriate pantile or stone slate.
• Care and repair of traditional cast iron
guttering and downpipes, including the
replacement of modern plastic rainwater
goods with cast iron wherever possible.
• Repair and enhancement of traditional
shopfronts.
• Care and repair of existing traditional
windows, including the reinstatement of more
appropriate historic designs and materials
wherever possible.
• The use of appropriate historic paint colours,
such as the Dulux Heritage range, Farrow &
Ball or the Little Green Paint Company (other
paint companies also provide heritage ranges).
• Improvement of modern signage with timber
signs ﬁnished in appropriate historic colours.
• The replacement of modern cement based
mortars with lime based renders, more in
keeping with the historic character of the
buildings and streetscene.
• The maintenance of existing historic ﬂoor
surfaces or the use of traditional paving
materials within new works.
Figure 31: Bridge Street.
7.6
FUTURE PROPOSALS
7.6.1 There are a number of future proposals for
Bedale, which will have positive impacts upon the
character of the Conservation Area. However, it
will be important that the design of these new
proposals is to a high standard, including siting,
materials and design. Proposed works include:
• Improvements to the open space in front of
the Post Office will improve the appearance
and permeability of the area.
• A proposed bypass from north of the Church
through to Leeming Bar and the A1(M) with
associated roundabout will help alleviate the
significant impact of motor vehicles on the
character and use of the town centre.
• A proposed visitors’ car park located north of
the church will help alleviate parking
congestion in the town. This however, will
require great care in terms of design, siting,
signage and lighting taking into account the
important approach to the Conservation Area.
7.5.2 Where buildings of historic value within the
Conservation Area fall into a state of disrepair,
the Council will consider the use of statutory
powers to enforce the owners of such properties
to implement appropriate repairs to ensure
longevity of the building.
7.5.3 In particular, there are a number of sites where
enhancement would be beneficial to the character
and appearance of the Bedale Conservation Area.
These are:
7.6.2 Further details of these proposals can be found
within the Local Development Framework
Allocations Development Plan Document in
respect of the bypass and car park; and from the
Town Council with regard to the open space
improvements.
• The estate yard to the south west of
Bedale Hall
• Bridge Street
• The garages to the north of Fleece Cottages
• The store building to the rear of 26 Market Place
• The store to the rear of 27 and 29 North End
• The “Bull Shed” and garden plot to the rear of
18 Market Place
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7.7
DESIGN GUIDANCE
7.7.1 A Design Guide for works of repair and alteration
to buildings and spaces within Hambleton’s
Conservation Areas forms an Annex to this
appraisal. It provides further detail to the
opportunities for improvement or enhancement
highlighted above. The Design Guide
concentrates on specific issues relevant to
Conservation Areas such as traditional materials,
shop fronts, streetscape and the public realm.
Figure 32: South End House, South End.
7.9
7.8
EXISTING HISTORIC BUILDINGS
7.9.1 There are currently no Article 4 Directions in
force or proposed in Bedale.
7.8.1 The appraisal has identified 79 Listed Buildings
within the Bedale Conservation Area. These are
included within the following list of heritage
assets. The current appraisal has also identified
a number of unlisted buildings which provide a
significant contribution to the historic character of
the town. These include:
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ARTICLE 4 DIRECTIONS
7.10 HERITAGE ASSETS
Scheduled Ancient Monuments
• There is 1 Scheduled Ancient Monument
within the Bedale Conservation Area, this is
the Market Cross at the intersection of North
End, Market Place, Emgate and The Wynd.
The Old Grammar School
South End House, 33 South End
The Bull Shed to rear of 18 Market Place
The Pump House, Wycar
The late 19th Century villas at Wycar
Tree Preservation Orders
• There are 42 individual plus 3 groups of
TPOs within the Conservation Area.
Listed Buildings within the Conservation Area
• There are 79 Listed Buildings within the
Conservation Area, listed below under 56
separate descriptions:
Building Name
Street Name
Grade
The Three Coopers
Emgate
II
Market Cross
Market Place
I
Nos. 1 & 3
Market Place
II
Nos. 5, 5a & 7
Market Place
II
Nos. 9 & 11
Market Place
II
No. 13
Market Place
II
No. 15
Market Place
II
No. 17
Market Place
II
No. 19 Old Black Swan
Market Place
II
No. 21
Market Place
II
No. 23
Market Place
II
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Building Name
Street Name
Grade
Nos. 25 & 27
Market Place
II
Nos. 29 & 31 Town Hall
Market Place
II
1, 2 & 3 Albert Row
Market Place
II
Nos. 2 & 4
Market Place
II
No. 6 Post Office
Market Place
II
No. 8
Market Place
II
K6 Phone Box
Market Place
II
No. 10
Market Place
II
No. 12
Market Place
II
No.14
Market Place
II
No. 16 Green Dragon
Market Place
II
No. 18
Market Place
II
Nos. 20 & 22 Waggon & Horses
Market Place
II
Nos. 24 & 26
Market Place
II
Nos. 28, 32 & 34
Market Place
II
Nos. 36 & 38
Market Place
II
No. 40 Kings Head
Market Place
II
St Gregory’s House & Wall
North End
II
No. 3
North End
II
St Gregory’s Church
North End
I
Cottage within courtyard
North End
II
Gateway to Church
North End
II
Nos. 7 & 9
North End
II
Nos. 13 - 19
North End
II
No. 23
North End
II
Nos. 25, 27 & 29
North End
II
Nos. 31 & 33
North End
II
Nos. 35 & 37 Oak House
North End
II
Bedale Hall
North End
I
House and wall attached (30m W of Bedale Hall)
North End
II
Ice House (W of Bedale Hall)
North End
II
No. 2
North End
II
Nos. 4 & 6
North End
II
No. 8 & attached railings
North End
II
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Building Name
Street Name
Grade
No. 10
North End
II
Nos. 12 & 14
North End
II
No. 16
North End
II
No. 20
North End
II
Harbour Walls & Weir
South End
II
Nos. 11 & 13
South End
II
Nos. 4 & 6 The Smithy
The Wynd
II
Gatehouse SW of Bedale Hall
The Wynd
II
Lodge SW of Hall
The Wynd
II
Leech House
Aiskew
II
Signal Box
Aiskew
II
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Hambleton District Council
Civic Centre, Stone Cross, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 2UU
Tel: 0845 1211 555 Fax: 01609 767228 E-mail: info@hambleton.gov.uk
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